Some mayhem on the mainland, and upsets on the Island

First off gotta say sorry for the delay in getting a new playoff post up on the Horn. A couple of ferry rides will cause that.

But how about the series that is shaping up over in Langley! Wow. The Horn was over there on Thursday and what an absolute mad house the David E. Enarson Gymnasium is. Just a incredible atmosphere and an incredible game Thursday night. The Vikes weathered an early Spartans storm and battled all the way back to actually lead by 5 with 4 minutes to go. However, "The Shot Hurd Round the Pacific" would come in the final seconds of the contest as Spartans gurad Louis Hurd hit a buzzer beating 3 to give the Spartans the 64-63 victory. The highlights from game 1 can be viewed below or on the UVicVikes channel on youtube

Yet, the resilient Vikes who only lost back-to-back games once all season long battled back in game 2 on Friday night. Led by Jeff Cullen's game high 24 points, including 9 in the final frame helped the Vikes stave off elimination and force a deciding game 3 tonight at the David E. The place should just be a nut house again but the Vikes have the momentum on their side and are really thriving playing in front of a hostile crowd. Game 3, winner take all. What more could you ask for!!!

Over on the Island the UBC T-Birds women's flew into McKinnon Gym and stunned the UVic Vikes with a 57-54 victory. The Birds had a great game plan as they completely devised their defence around shutting down the Vikes superstar post Kayla Dykstra. It worked as Dykstra was held quite for the majority of the night. The Vikes will need a complete four quarter effort in game two and start hitting those free throws if they want to extend this series to Sunday.

Its do-or-die time for both our Vikes teams, so get out to McKinnon and cheer on our girls than tune into TWU's radio broadcast and listen into the boys!